Gaming | What Are The Recent Changes To The Player Protection Directive?

On 12^th January 2023 the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) published amendments to the Player Protection Directive (Directive 2 of 2018) (the "Directive"), to strengthen operators' obligations with respect their responsible gaming policies and introduces problem gambling indicators which licensees must consider when detecting and providing effective measures. Below is a highlight of the main changes implemented to the Directive.

Following player registration and before the first wager, operators are now required to provide all responsible gaming information to the player, including the relevant tools and measures available. Such information may be conveyed through a pop-up message, or any other way that adequately captures the player's attention. Together with such information, licensees must also indicate where these tools and measures may be accessed on the webpage.